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Adjunct-Award Recipient Receives New Honor

“Distinguished both at the lectern and on the bench” WMU-Cooley Law School established the ...
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Plain Language to the Rescue

EGRESS? You are in a crowded restaurant. The fire alarm goes off and diners rush for the doors. One...
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Helper Hyphens Aid Comprehension, Prevent Confusion

I have blogged about the problem of excessive commas. Now I want to tackle the problem of a missing...
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Verbal vs. Oral: Know the Difference

With the encouragement of my colleague Joe Kimble, editor of the long-running Michigan Bar Journal...
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Confusion: Bad for Contracts, Good for Students

In the middle of their study of Contract law, students encounter a cluster of cases dealing with...
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KISS: Simple Ways to Increase Your Article’s Impact

I have previously blogged about ways to boost an article’s readership. Since then I have learned of...
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WMU-Cooley Faculty, Faculty Experts

What Should Be Done About Michigan's No-Good, Very Bad Way of Selecting Supreme Court Justices?

THE PAST The "Looking Back: 1930s" article in the January 2022 Michigan Bar Journal concludes by...
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A Look at the Civil Side of Fraud

Fraud is the deliberate misrepresentation of a material fact, made with the intention of inducing...
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The Study of Remedies, Law's Cure for Wrongdoing, is in Declining Health.

I have previously blogged about the unfortunate case of Peevyhouse v. Garland Coal. In a poll of...
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Showcase Your Scholarship, Part Three: Self-Publishing

Recent posts have described a process for showcasing your scholarship. It’s done by creating a...
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